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A total of 102 eighth-grade students from a junior high school in Qingdao were randomly assigned to a task-based teaching group, a traditional teaching group, and a blank control group, with a 6-week teaching intervention. Results showed that task-based teaching significantly improved students\u2019 autonomy, competence, and relatedness (all large effects). It also significantly enhanced intrinsic motivation and identified regulation while reducing amotivation, leading to a more adaptive motivational profile. Correlational analyses indicated that autonomy was the core predictor of motivational internalization and reduced amotivation. 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